Sub-Committee E has launched a new inquiry into the initiation of legislation. The Sub-Committee would like to examine where ideas for EU legislation come from, and how proposals for legislation are developed, lifting the veil on this process of creation. The written evidence received by the Sub-Committee is below in PDF format.
Evidence from HM Government 13.05.08
Evidence from the Bar Council 18.04.08
Evidence from Council of Europe 31.03.08
Evidence from Richard Corbett MEP 20.04.08
Evidence from Dr Christina Eckes, University of Surrey
Evidence from European Automobile Manufacturers Association
Evidence from the European Commission dated 25 April 2008
Evidence from the Directorate-General Environment, European Commission dated 18 April 2008
Evidence from European Economic Social Committee 07.04.08
Evidence from European Regions Airline Association 07.04.08
Evidence from Dr Eve Sariyiannidou 04.08
Evidence from Freight Transport Association
Evidence from Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi and Athina Giannakoula, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Supplementary evidence from the Rt Hon the Lord Kinnock dated 30 April 2008
Evidence from the Law Society of England and Wales, 04.08
Supplementary evidence from the Law Society of England and Wales dated May 2008